Franklin InstituteGene therapy pioneer David Liu among 2026 Franklin Institute honoreesLiu’s precision gene editing invention was the foundation for Baby KJ’s therapy. He is among several scientists being honored as part of the science museum’s annual awards program. Kayla Yup $7.6 million in grants from William Penn Foundation will support $2 tickets for low-income patronsPeter Dobrin What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibitMichelle Myers The Philadelphia Inquirer will make an appearance in the next ‘Abbott Elementary’ episode. Here’s what we know. Rosa Cartagena Opinion14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thStephanie Farr | Columnist AdvertisementQuinta Brunson wants thousands of Philly kids to have free school field tripsPhiladelphia School District teachers and administrators will be able to apply for funding for field trips for their students. Awards will be made twice a year.Kristen A. Graham How souvenir penny presses could survive after the end of the one-cent coinWhat does the end of penny production mean for novelty penny press machines? Collectors say it might change how the machines work. Emily Bloch The Louvre heist has us thinking about past art heists in PhillyWhat we know about the Louvre jewel heist, plus a look at thefts from museums in the Philly area over the years.Emily Bloch Renee Winkler McCarthy, prolific reporter for the Courier-Post, has died at 81She joined the Courier-Post in 1966, fresh out of Temple University, and spent the next 42 years, until her retirement in 2008, writing thousands of stories about life in South Jersey.Gary Miles National Trust for Historic Preservation honors Lubert-Adler’s Battery projectThe long-shuttered Peco plant has been transformed into apartments, offices, a hotel, and a gym. Jake Blumgart OpinionChronic absenteeism is telling us something else about schoolAttendance won’t rebound with robocalls. It rises when school feels safe, meaningful, and connected to real work.AJ Ernst, For The Inquirer Bart Blatstein’s Riverview Plaza movie theater is getting an IMAX screenWhen the Riverview's redevelopment was first announced, Bart Blatstein said it would be finished by the close of 2025. Jake Blumgart Wawa Welcome America July 4: Free concert, fireworks, road closures, SEPTA, and moreHeading to Wawa Welcome America on July 4? Here’s what to know — road closures, SEPTA changes, what to bring, and how to watch LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan, and more.Henry Savage JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon talks tariffs and the possibility of a recessionIn a visit to Philadelphia to receive an award, the influential CEO raised concerns about the uncertain economy and getting workers back to the office.Andrew Seidman What’s closed for the Eagles Super Bowl Parade on FridayThe Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, will bring citywide closures. See what schools, businesses, museums, and services will be closed or delayed.Henry Savage The Franklin Institute will host a new exhibit about Universal’s theme parks in 2026A special focus of the exhibit will be on how the principles of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math are used to design and create theme parks.Stephanie Farr A supermoon and a comet will be in the sky above Philly this weekThe comet will be visible the next several nights and will share sky space with a "supermoon."Anthony R. Wood Which Philadelphians might get a Nobel this year?Some professors at Princeton and Penn (like Carl June) may be local contenders this year.Alison McCook OpinionHas Earth gained a second moon? Only temporarily.The Franklin Institute's chief astronomer Derrick Pitts on the second moon orbiting Earth through November, Orion's Betelgeuse possibly going supernova this month, and the beauty of Saturn.Derrick Pitts, For The Inquirer The Franklin Institute is bringing the Baldwin back into spotlight along with 600 other historical treasuresA new exhibition will display artifacts from Franklin's lightning rod, to the Princess phone, and even a floppy disk.Peter Dobrin See more storiesAdvertisement
Gene therapy pioneer David Liu among 2026 Franklin Institute honoreesLiu’s precision gene editing invention was the foundation for Baby KJ’s therapy. He is among several scientists being honored as part of the science museum’s annual awards program. Kayla Yup
Gene therapy pioneer David Liu among 2026 Franklin Institute honoreesLiu’s precision gene editing invention was the foundation for Baby KJ’s therapy. He is among several scientists being honored as part of the science museum’s annual awards program. Kayla Yup
$7.6 million in grants from William Penn Foundation will support $2 tickets for low-income patronsPeter Dobrin
$7.6 million in grants from William Penn Foundation will support $2 tickets for low-income patronsPeter Dobrin
The Philadelphia Inquirer will make an appearance in the next ‘Abbott Elementary’ episode. Here’s what we know. Rosa Cartagena
The Philadelphia Inquirer will make an appearance in the next ‘Abbott Elementary’ episode. Here’s what we know. Rosa Cartagena
Opinion14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thStephanie Farr | Columnist
Opinion14 events to look forward to in Philly this year that aren’t the World Cup or the 250thStephanie Farr | Columnist
Quinta Brunson wants thousands of Philly kids to have free school field tripsPhiladelphia School District teachers and administrators will be able to apply for funding for field trips for their students. Awards will be made twice a year.Kristen A. Graham
Quinta Brunson wants thousands of Philly kids to have free school field tripsPhiladelphia School District teachers and administrators will be able to apply for funding for field trips for their students. Awards will be made twice a year.Kristen A. Graham
How souvenir penny presses could survive after the end of the one-cent coinWhat does the end of penny production mean for novelty penny press machines? Collectors say it might change how the machines work. Emily Bloch
How souvenir penny presses could survive after the end of the one-cent coinWhat does the end of penny production mean for novelty penny press machines? Collectors say it might change how the machines work. Emily Bloch
The Louvre heist has us thinking about past art heists in PhillyWhat we know about the Louvre jewel heist, plus a look at thefts from museums in the Philly area over the years.Emily Bloch
The Louvre heist has us thinking about past art heists in PhillyWhat we know about the Louvre jewel heist, plus a look at thefts from museums in the Philly area over the years.Emily Bloch
Renee Winkler McCarthy, prolific reporter for the Courier-Post, has died at 81She joined the Courier-Post in 1966, fresh out of Temple University, and spent the next 42 years, until her retirement in 2008, writing thousands of stories about life in South Jersey.Gary Miles
Renee Winkler McCarthy, prolific reporter for the Courier-Post, has died at 81She joined the Courier-Post in 1966, fresh out of Temple University, and spent the next 42 years, until her retirement in 2008, writing thousands of stories about life in South Jersey.Gary Miles
National Trust for Historic Preservation honors Lubert-Adler’s Battery projectThe long-shuttered Peco plant has been transformed into apartments, offices, a hotel, and a gym. Jake Blumgart
National Trust for Historic Preservation honors Lubert-Adler’s Battery projectThe long-shuttered Peco plant has been transformed into apartments, offices, a hotel, and a gym. Jake Blumgart
OpinionChronic absenteeism is telling us something else about schoolAttendance won’t rebound with robocalls. It rises when school feels safe, meaningful, and connected to real work.AJ Ernst, For The Inquirer
OpinionChronic absenteeism is telling us something else about schoolAttendance won’t rebound with robocalls. It rises when school feels safe, meaningful, and connected to real work.AJ Ernst, For The Inquirer
Bart Blatstein’s Riverview Plaza movie theater is getting an IMAX screenWhen the Riverview's redevelopment was first announced, Bart Blatstein said it would be finished by the close of 2025. Jake Blumgart
Bart Blatstein’s Riverview Plaza movie theater is getting an IMAX screenWhen the Riverview's redevelopment was first announced, Bart Blatstein said it would be finished by the close of 2025. Jake Blumgart
Wawa Welcome America July 4: Free concert, fireworks, road closures, SEPTA, and moreHeading to Wawa Welcome America on July 4? Here’s what to know — road closures, SEPTA changes, what to bring, and how to watch LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan, and more.Henry Savage
Wawa Welcome America July 4: Free concert, fireworks, road closures, SEPTA, and moreHeading to Wawa Welcome America on July 4? Here’s what to know — road closures, SEPTA changes, what to bring, and how to watch LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan, and more.Henry Savage
JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon talks tariffs and the possibility of a recessionIn a visit to Philadelphia to receive an award, the influential CEO raised concerns about the uncertain economy and getting workers back to the office.Andrew Seidman
JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon talks tariffs and the possibility of a recessionIn a visit to Philadelphia to receive an award, the influential CEO raised concerns about the uncertain economy and getting workers back to the office.Andrew Seidman
What’s closed for the Eagles Super Bowl Parade on FridayThe Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, will bring citywide closures. See what schools, businesses, museums, and services will be closed or delayed.Henry Savage
What’s closed for the Eagles Super Bowl Parade on FridayThe Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, will bring citywide closures. See what schools, businesses, museums, and services will be closed or delayed.Henry Savage
The Franklin Institute will host a new exhibit about Universal’s theme parks in 2026A special focus of the exhibit will be on how the principles of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math are used to design and create theme parks.Stephanie Farr
The Franklin Institute will host a new exhibit about Universal’s theme parks in 2026A special focus of the exhibit will be on how the principles of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math are used to design and create theme parks.Stephanie Farr
A supermoon and a comet will be in the sky above Philly this weekThe comet will be visible the next several nights and will share sky space with a "supermoon."Anthony R. Wood
A supermoon and a comet will be in the sky above Philly this weekThe comet will be visible the next several nights and will share sky space with a "supermoon."Anthony R. Wood
Which Philadelphians might get a Nobel this year?Some professors at Princeton and Penn (like Carl June) may be local contenders this year.Alison McCook
Which Philadelphians might get a Nobel this year?Some professors at Princeton and Penn (like Carl June) may be local contenders this year.Alison McCook
OpinionHas Earth gained a second moon? Only temporarily.The Franklin Institute's chief astronomer Derrick Pitts on the second moon orbiting Earth through November, Orion's Betelgeuse possibly going supernova this month, and the beauty of Saturn.Derrick Pitts, For The Inquirer
OpinionHas Earth gained a second moon? Only temporarily.The Franklin Institute's chief astronomer Derrick Pitts on the second moon orbiting Earth through November, Orion's Betelgeuse possibly going supernova this month, and the beauty of Saturn.Derrick Pitts, For The Inquirer
The Franklin Institute is bringing the Baldwin back into spotlight along with 600 other historical treasuresA new exhibition will display artifacts from Franklin's lightning rod, to the Princess phone, and even a floppy disk.Peter Dobrin
The Franklin Institute is bringing the Baldwin back into spotlight along with 600 other historical treasuresA new exhibition will display artifacts from Franklin's lightning rod, to the Princess phone, and even a floppy disk.Peter Dobrin
